( Ugly Betty )

My dissonant Thursdays...

( Ugly Betty )

Ah, my dissonant Thursday shows.

( Ugly Betty )

There are not two shows more poorly suited to being watched sequentially than Ugly Betty and Supernatural. One is a kicky little telenovela with surprising heart and an eye-popping color palette. The other is a campy little horror show with fraternal angst and the lighting budget of a bankrupt coal mine (although they are getting better). ( Read more... )

Yesterday was a long day. Started with an impression that I might have a gas leak. Checked the stove and water heater. All lights lit. Went to work, had Da go check it out. He reassured me that he can detect no odor of natural gas. I went on with my day. Returned home, discovered that you can smell the frakking gas from outside the house. ( Read more... )

Supernatural ( Which rocked in all kinds of ways... )

Have been incommunicado for a while. After three days stuck at home with no car and no internet, I've watched an insane amount of History International and HGTV. To the extent that I'm considering redecorating my living room in a Zen theme with Egyptian accessories and possibly a Trojan horse or some cute little wall sconces. And then there's my ( Read more... )

Got a chance to finish ( Sharpe's Challenge )

Watched "Hell House" when it re-aired last night. I still think the funniest thing about it is the utterly scandalized look Sam gives Dean when he realizes that his big brother has set the house on fire. Sammy just looks so... offended. It's as if for a moment, he just can't wrap his brain around what Dean did and why. So he just stands there ( Read more... )

Why am I such an idiot?

Bored. Was surfing. Ran across a mention that Jeffrey Dean Morgan was in The Burning Zone. Thought "Hey, I watched that. I wonder who he played." IMDB'd it. Saw that it was Edward Marcase. And suddenly there he was in my head. Ten years younger, all cleaned up, and drop-dead gorgeous. And I finally got what a large ( Read more... )